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THE LOTUS EATERS [euthanasia] updated
THE LOTUS EATERS [ Euthanasia]--updated
THE LOTUS EATERS
[Euthanasia]
they ate of the seed of the lotus
hues of yellow white and dawn red
scents of eastern spices
gracefully flowing
on a warm Aegean breeze
and into the bliss of forgetfulness they fell
lost to this world’s dreaming
no thoughts of a heaven
no fears of a hell
and from a distance
I saw their wanderings
these eaters of the lotus seed
as each began to fade
into a sleep strange and still
never to wake again
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Geremia
Wed, 2011-07-06 09:11
Thank you, my Jayne love joe
Thank you, my Jayne
love
joe
author commentKailashana2
Wed, 2011-07-06 09:54
Ha! I knew you'd be back,
Ha! I knew you'd be back, Joe!
The seed always flowers with enough water, soil and sun and a lotus flower can be cultivated from a seed. Gonna give that a try that too.
~A
Geremia
Wed, 2011-07-06 10:37
I am n 2 other site, and I
I am n 2 other site, and I will post here from time to tme. I did miss you all--well, almost all
author commentHooded Stranger
Sat, 2011-07-09 16:56
Joe
Joe,
I thought about your sub-title, and thought you were tricking me with that, so I was looking deeper than I needed to. And it was there right in front of me!
So now, let me read it again with the knowledge of knowing what it is about :
It has a sleepy feel to it, slow and gentle.
"Never to wake again...indeed!"
Enjoyed it much more now I know what it is about.
Good stuff Mr Longo, good stuff indeed!
HS
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With all that I am and all that I could be, I walk this earth, yet nobody sees me.
Geremia
Sat, 2011-07-09 19:11
Thanks, Dan!
Thanks, Dan!
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